Lyretail Anthias not eating in QT

[Jersh]

A week ago my 2 female and one make lyretail anthias came in from DD. I've been putting them through TT in 20gal long tanks.

The females have been eagerly eating PE Mysis from day one. I have yet to observe the male eat anything yet. His color still looks good, I haven't seen any signs of disease, and I haven't noticed any other strange behavior. I wait a half hour before I suck up the excess food, so he could be eating after I leave the room.

I have a small 400 gph power head in the tank to blow the food around, I read that some anthias won't eat without a current. I have tried feeding PE mysis, a different and smaller frozen mysis, frozen brine, pellets, and even tried some live black worms.

I know he had to have been eating before DD puts them up on the site. But, every time I feed its the same thing. He goes out into the current with the other two and sometimes moves like he's going after a piece, but he never goes after any food. Even after a few minutes have gone by and he's by himself, food will go right past him and he won't even look at it.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[swhobbie1]

I have had some that initially would eat only cyclop-eeze, then over time they will eat other food like mysid. Some of them seem to prefer very tiny food and won't eat the large food initially.

 

[Jersh]

I forgot to put that I tried Cyclop-eeze as well, it came with the PE mysis. None of the 3 have shown any interest in it.

 

[Jersh]

I also have tried soaking the food in SELCO.

 

[ca1ore]

I'm loath to suggest nutramar Ova, because it's been impossible to find recently, but if you can find some it may be the food most impossible to resist.

 

[Jersh]

I've been on the hunt for some nutramar ova, but no luck yet.

 

[anbosu]

Any fish roe without seasoning should work. Try an Asian grocery if you have one local.

 

[mbauma]

I got a trio from DD and they love frozen mysis and snarf it up like no tomorrow. I have just started mixing in some elos to get them eating pellets too.

 

[Jersh]

Update: Finally, after trying almost every food imaginable, he started eating yesterday. Nothing special, he just ate the PE Mysis with the other 2 females. Now he is going after the frozen food with the same gusto of the other two.

 

[Shanet]

That's good! I was going to suggest Rotifers, they can't resist them.